singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:33 AM:! p$ O$ Y9 B5 m) ^

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8 ~/ y6 V3 L) Ktall latte... about $3.50+ tax USD lar

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6 M- ^3 {/ W( r! [6 k* ]that's expensive....
0 g' P1 U- ?- n3 ]; F$ i: ii thought they might make it cheaper there in the emerald city.

vivienna

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
$ R: S( _  p3 h! [% q+ W+ I5 v" F: YI never really like starbucks. they...

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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:0 f% y( @6 @8 ^8 P, z" V
I never really like starbucks. they...

8 ?! w1 O5 u$ W& ~- J% B3 V" }myabe that's why people are so addited to it

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:34 AM:
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' F) H, @1 P5 Q3 O! uIt depends on how much RMB rose.

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They can let it rise by a little (claiming that it takes time to reform the existing system) to ease some of the pressures from the US government or to shut some congressmen up for a little while.

johnwu

Originally posted by vivienna at 2005-6-24 04:36 AM:( [) |( l1 N" M% A1 H

$ `+ D! H$ x5 Uwhat other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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/ r' a4 V& F/ A1 zThere were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

singgeihot

Originally posted by vivienna at 2005-6-24 04:36 AM:3 j  N( A/ d! P
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what other chains are they referring to? Seattle, Delifrance?

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. o# c* j2 e: f( b1 R0 G/ {I can't remember, but starbucks was tested along with chains on the east coasts (Canada & US)

johnwu

Originally posted by singgeihot at 2005-6-24 04:38 AM:- y7 L5 H" v5 y3 ~

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' a% h1 q. A+ f" O( C) LThey can let it rise by a little (claiming that it takes time to reform the existing system) to ease some of the pressures from the US government or to shut some congressmen up for a little while.

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If it raise too much, it's bad for everybody.

singgeihot

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:37 AM:
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myabe that's why people are so addited to it

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Addiction is bad. I hope we're not addicted to 26FUN. I'm starting not to come here this often.

vivienna

Originally posted by johnwu at 2005-6-24 04:39 AM:
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9 O: a& E# E& @  ?0 P2 BI think Delifrance is only HK base?6 O9 ~5 ~% ^; C, V. Q

; X2 p3 y% |. lThere were seattle best coffee (now own by starbuck, I think) and Tully

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hey, there is delifrance in Oz. i dont know about other countries though.

vivienna

oh and gloria jeans too